Looking for practical Mam to Slovak phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Mam phrase first, then the Slovak translation (Slovak) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Slovak.
Tip: pick five Slovak phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Xo'j
Ahoj(sho'j)
Tz'ik
Ďakujem(tz'ik)
Xo'j nax
Dobré ráno(sho'j nax)
Xo'j q'ij
Dobré popoludnie(sho'j q'ij)
Xo'j k'ux
Dobrý večer(sho'j k'ux)
Xo'j k'ux nax
Dobrú noc(sho'j k'ux nax)
K'ux q'ij
Uvidíme sa neskôr(k'ux q'ij)
Xo'j k'ux
Zbohom(sho'j k'ux)
Ja' k'ux nax?
Ako sa voláš?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Ja' k'ux nax John
Volám sa John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Jach' k'ux?
Ako sa máš?(hach' k'ux?)
Nab' k'ux
Teší ma(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Hovoríte po anglicky?
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Nehovorím dobre hindsky.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Nerozumiem.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Prosím, hovorte pomaly.
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Môžete to povedať znova?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Kde je toaleta?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Ako sa dostanem do centra mesta?
K'utun k'ux.
Zahnite doľava.
K'utun k'ux.
Zahnite doprava.
K'utun k'ux.
Choďte rovno.
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Koľko stojí cestovné?
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Jednu lístok, prosím.
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Je to ďaleko odtiaľto?
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Som stratený.
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Kde si môžem kúpiť SIM kartu?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Juj
Áno(hoo)
Man
Nie(mah)
K'ux
Možno(k'ush)
Juj k'ux
Súhlasím(hoo k'ush)
Man k'ux
Nesúhlasím(mah k'ush)
K'ux juj
To znie dobre(k'ush hoo)
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?
Čo si myslíš?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?
Môžeš mi pomôcť?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut
Potrebujem pomoc(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ux k'ut
Počkajte chvíľu(k'ush k'ut)
Juj k'ux k'ut
Je mi ľúto(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Man k'ux k'ut
Nie je problém(mah k'ush k'ut)
K'ux juj k'ut
Gratulujem(k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux
Šťastné narodeniny(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux
Šťastnú cestu(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Kde je vlaková stanica?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Kde je zastávka autobusu?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Na ktorom nástupišti je to?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
O koľkej odchádza?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Je to správna cesta?
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Je to blízko tu.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Je to ďaleko odtiaľto.
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Môžete mi to ukázať na mape?
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Zastavte tu, prosím.
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Ako dlho to trvá?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.